TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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FOREWORD i 



PREFACE v 



LIST OF FIGURES ix 



LIST OF TABLES x 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xii 



PAST AND PPvESENT OCS PRODUCTION 



1.1 Fields and Yields 1 



1.2 OCS Exploration and Production Methodology . 13 



Exploration 13 



Drilling 15 



Production 19 



1.3 Onshore Support Facilities 26 



1.4 Processing/Distribution Network 34 



Crude Oil 34 



Natural Gas 43 



1.5 Environmental Problems 44 



OCS DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 



2.1 Potential 53 



2.2 Leasing 60 



2.3 New Onshore Facilities—Off shore Oil Ports . 69 



2.4 Processing 74 



2.5 Technology Advancement Needs and Potentials. 78 



THE IMPACT OF OCS DEVELOPMENT ON LIVING RESOURCES IN THE 

 GULF COAST AREA 



3.1 Introduction 88 



3.2 Effects of Oil Industry on Living Resources. 91 



3.3 The Shrimp Industry 97 



3.4 The Oyster Industry 102 



3.5 The Menhaden Industry 107 



3.6 The Fur Industry 110 



3.7 Endangered Species and Protected Habitats. . 113 



3.8 Role of Oil Rigs in Sport Fishing 115 



3.9 Summary 120 



3.10 Concluding Observation 121 



3.11 Public Interest Groups 122 



SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS 



4.1 OCS Development Effects 130 



Past and Present 130 



Future 139 



4.2 Public Interest and Attitude 144 



VII 



